Horseshoe.



J. PULLAR.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1915.

1,164,865; Patented Dec.21,1915.

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JAMES PULLAR, OFIHART'FORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR To THE INTERNATIONALHORSE SHOE Co., INC., on HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION or CON-NECTICUT.

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. like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to horse shoes and particularly to horse shoes ofcast malleable metal.

In order that the principle of the invention maybe readily understood, Ihave disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure 1 is an underneath plan of a horse shoe embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; and Fig. 3 is an endelevation thereof looking toward the toe of the shoe.

Horse shoes as commonly constructed at the present time are hand ordropped forged and are provided with toe calks separately constructedand welded on during the process of manufacture. This renders the shoeexpensive to make and involves a number of manipulations. Preferably,but not necessarily the shoe to which my invention is applied, is formedat a single operation, the body including the toe and heel calks beingintegral and cast of malleable metal.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I have therein representedthe horse shoe having a toe portion 1, an inner side 2 and an outer side3. The shoe is provided with a toe calk 4 and heel calks 5 and 6. Inaccordance with the preferred embodiment of my invention, the shoeincluding the body and the said toe and heel calks is cast of malleablemetal, preferably semi-steel or other durable metal. By casting theshoe,

no hand labor thereon isv necessary, and the 5 shoe is ready to beapplied after the casting process.

The shoes are preferably made rights and lefts, the one here shown beinga right. It is preferably provided with a toe clip 7 extending from itsupper face and preferably cast integral with the body.

The horse shoe herein shown is peculiarly adapted for use in winter, butthe use thereof is not so restricted.

At least at one side of the shoe I provide Specification of LettersPatent. t t 21 1915,, Application filed February 20, 1915. Serial No.9,491.

a heel calk having a plurality of wearing portions at an angle to eachother. I have herein represented the outer heel calk 6 as so constructedand have herein shown the opposite or inner heel calk 5 as of usualformation; that is, as having a flat, relatively broad, wearing face, 7.Within the scope of my invention, however, both heel calks may beconstructed substantially as the heel calk 6 is here represented anddescribed.

The heel calk 6, being at the outer side of the shoe, has an elongated,thin, wearing edge 8 extending in the same general direction as the side1 of the shoe and an inwardly extending, thin, wearing edge 9, hereshown as extending from the edge 8 at right angles thereto. Each of theportions of the heel calk terminating in the edges 8, 9 is preferablytriangular in cross section, thus taperingto the wearing edges 8, 9. Theconstruction of the heel calk is such that inward slipping is prevented,and the thinness of the wearing edges 8, 9 cooperates to this end.

The toe calk 4 in its preferred embodiment is provided with a thin,elongated, wearing edge 10 extending transversely of the shoe, and asecond, thin, wearing edge 11 extending from the wearing edge 10 betweenits ends and at an abrupt angle thereto, thus furnishing angles 12 and13. The wearing portions 10, 11 terminating in relatively thin edges aretriangular in cross section, thus tapering to said edges substantiallyas described with reference to the portions of the heel calk 6. Theconstruction and arrangement of the wearing edges 10 and 11 of the toecalk are such as to prevent outward slipping and to a lesser extent thewearing edge 11 serves to prevent inward slipping. Thus, the toe calk 4Land the heel calk 6 cooperate with each other to prevent both inward andoutward slipping. I have herein represented the toe calt as having thewearing edge 11 at'the outer side of the shoe, but within the scope andpurpose of the invention, it may be at theinner side thereof, andsimilar portions may be arranged at both the inner and the outer sides.Similarly, the lateral extension 9 of the heel calk may extend outwardlyfrom the longitudinal portion 8 instead of inwardly, but

the construction shown is preferred.

Copies of this patent maybe obtained for able iii-tans" to attach the'same to the hoof of the horse.

horse shoeconstructed in accordance of a 'toe calk With its extension 11is such as to preventthe toe calk catching in a slot or narrow opening.V 7

Having thus described one illustrativeembodiment'of my invention, Idesire it to be understood thatalthough specific terms are employed,they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes oflimitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the followingclaims.

1'. In combination 'Witha horse shoe, a toe versely extending earingportion.

ing portion e'xtending fromsaiw'first portion between its ends and at aninclination thereto and-positioned to form respectively oblique"andobtuse angles atits opposite transversely of the, shoe and anotherWearing portion extending from said first por tion between its endstoward the heel end of the shoe, and at aninclination to said trans- Intestimony whereof, I have signed my name to this spec fication, n thepresence of tWo subscriblng Witnesses.

Witnesses: d

Tnos; F.'FOLEY, i i V FREDERICK J. CHRISTIE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 1Washington, D. C. 7

JAMES rULLA RQ

